Class Action (1991)

Class Action
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $23,968,042Details
OpusData ID: 22280100
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,207,923 (17.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:778 opening theaters/1,132 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,389,199

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,539 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,166 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,232 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,604 $23,968,042

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: February 1st, 2005 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for uses of strong language.
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The War of the Roses
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Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Lawyers, Infidelity, Corporate Malfeasance, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $8,465,475 Mar 29, 1991 17

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,539 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,730 $64,389,199
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,898 $23,968,042
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1991 55 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,851 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,092 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,855 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 621 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,232 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $23,968,042

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 4 $4,207,923   778 $5,409   $4,207,923 1
Mar 22, 1991 4 $4,273,745 +2% 1,108 $3,857   $9,817,664 2
Mar 29, 1991 7 $3,043,522 -29% 1,132 $2,689   $14,289,582 3
Apr 5, 1991 8 $2,042,383 -33% 1,109 $1,842   $17,518,021 4
Apr 12, 1991 10 $1,665,641 -18% 1,051 $1,585   $19,782,582 5
Apr 19, 1991 11 $1,212,481 -27% 971 $1,249   $21,499,836 6
Apr 26, 1991 15 $585,469 -52% 691 $847   $22,442,027 7
May 3, 1991 16 $372,075 -36% 481 $774   $23,018,117 8
May 10, 1991 20 $264,485 -29% 390 $678   $23,415,322 9
May 17, 1991 26 $182,140 -31% 274 $665   $23,695,988 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 4 $5,543,919   778 $7,126   $5,543,919 1
Mar 22, 1991 5 $5,702,141 +3% 1,108 $5,146   $11,246,060 2
Mar 29, 1991 7 $4,229,578 -26% 1,132 $3,736   $15,475,638 3
Apr 5, 1991 9 $2,641,303 -38% 1,109 $2,382   $18,116,941 4
Apr 12, 1991 10 $2,170,414 -18% 1,051 $2,065   $20,287,355 5
Apr 19, 1991 11 $1,569,203 -28% 971 $1,616   $21,856,558 6
Apr 26, 1991 15 $789,484 -50% 691 $1,143   $22,646,042 7
May 3, 1991 16 $504,795 -36% 481 $1,049   $23,150,837 8
May 10, 1991 21 $363,011 -28% 390 $931   $23,513,848 9

Uncategorized

Gene Hackman    Jedediah Tucker Ward
Laurence Fishburne    Nick Holbrook
Jonathan Silverman    Brian
Anne Ramsay    Deborah
Fred Dalton Thompson    Dr. George Getchell
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio    Maggie Ward

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Apted    Director
Carolyn Shelby    Screenwriter
Christopher Ames    Screenwriter
Samantha Shad    Screenwriter
James Horner    Composer

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$4,207,923 (17.6% of total gross)
Legs:5.61 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:778 opening theaters/1,132 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $64,389,199

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,539 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,166 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,232 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,604 $23,968,042

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: March 15th, 1991 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Video Release: February 1st, 2005 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for uses of strong language.
Running Time: 110 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The War of the Roses
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Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, Dysfunctional Family, Lawyers, Infidelity, Corporate Malfeasance, Inspired by a True Story
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 246 $8,465,475 Mar 29, 1991 17

Uncategorized

Gene Hackman    Jedediah Tucker Ward
Laurence Fishburne    Nick Holbrook
Jonathan Silverman    Brian
Anne Ramsay    Deborah
Fred Dalton Thompson    Dr. George Getchell
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio    Maggie Ward

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Michael Apted    Director
Carolyn Shelby    Screenwriter
Christopher Ames    Screenwriter
Samantha Shad    Screenwriter
James Horner    Composer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,539 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,730 $64,389,199
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,898 $23,968,042
Top-grossing movies at the domestic box office first released in 1991 55 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,851 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,092 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,855 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 601-700) 621 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,232 $23,968,042
All Time Domestic Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 359 $23,968,042

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 4 $4,207,923   778 $5,409   $4,207,923 1
Mar 22, 1991 4 $4,273,745 +2% 1,108 $3,857   $9,817,664 2
Mar 29, 1991 7 $3,043,522 -29% 1,132 $2,689   $14,289,582 3
Apr 5, 1991 8 $2,042,383 -33% 1,109 $1,842   $17,518,021 4
Apr 12, 1991 10 $1,665,641 -18% 1,051 $1,585   $19,782,582 5
Apr 19, 1991 11 $1,212,481 -27% 971 $1,249   $21,499,836 6
Apr 26, 1991 15 $585,469 -52% 691 $847   $22,442,027 7
May 3, 1991 16 $372,075 -36% 481 $774   $23,018,117 8
May 10, 1991 20 $264,485 -29% 390 $678   $23,415,322 9
May 17, 1991 26 $182,140 -31% 274 $665   $23,695,988 10

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Mar 15, 1991 4 $5,543,919   778 $7,126   $5,543,919 1
Mar 22, 1991 5 $5,702,141 +3% 1,108 $5,146   $11,246,060 2
Mar 29, 1991 7 $4,229,578 -26% 1,132 $3,736   $15,475,638 3
Apr 5, 1991 9 $2,641,303 -38% 1,109 $2,382   $18,116,941 4
Apr 12, 1991 10 $2,170,414 -18% 1,051 $2,065   $20,287,355 5
Apr 19, 1991 11 $1,569,203 -28% 971 $1,616   $21,856,558 6
Apr 26, 1991 15 $789,484 -50% 691 $1,143   $22,646,042 7
May 3, 1991 16 $504,795 -36% 481 $1,049   $23,150,837 8
May 10, 1991 21 $363,011 -28% 390 $931   $23,513,848 9

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,166 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,315 $23,968,042
Top 1991 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office 56 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,810 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,511 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,725 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,092 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,604 $23,968,042
All Time Worldwide Box Office for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 301-400) 399 $23,968,042